View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Perchik tells Tevye's family that he's a good teacher, how does Hodel respond?
(a) Says she knows more than he does.
(b) Expresses doubt.
(c) Asks him to leave.
(d) Calls him a con artist.

2. When addressing the audience at the start of the story, Tevye explains that in his community balance is kept through what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Hard work.

3. Motel and Tzeitel have been friends since:
(a) Tzeitel saved Motel's life.
(b) The fourth grade.
(c) Motel moved next door.
(d) They were babies.

4. After the wedding, Tevye speaks to God and starts to say, "As the Good Book says ..." but then stops himself. What does he say right afterward?
(a) Why should I tell you what the Good Book says?
(b) Ah, you already know what is written in the Good Book.
(c) Forgive me, I wasn't thinking.
(d) Oops, I forgot who I was talking to.

5. As they make preparations for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel urge Motel to do?
(a) Talk to Tevye before it's too late.
(b) Find out who Perchik really is.
(c) Distract Lazar so Tevye can't talk to him.
(d) Bring in extra food from his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spirit of Lazar Wolf's first wife indicate she'll do to Tzeitel?

2. When Tevye tries to correct Grandmother Tzeitel on behalf of Golde, what does the grandmother say?

3. After Tevye thanks the constable for the privileged information, what else does he say?

4. After Tevye's talk with Chava regarding Fyedka, the audience finds Tevye talking with God and pulling his cart. Why isn't his horse pulling it?

5. What is Yente's role in the village?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 388 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample